Moov Mauritel primarily retails fiber and ADSL broadband, mobile, and fixed services directly to over 4 million subscribers while providing regulatory-mandated wholesale access to its infrastructure for competitors like Chinguitel and Mattel under ARE liberalization rules (Source), (Source),, (Source).
Moov Mauritel builds and operates its proprietary copper/fiber fixed access networks (including FTTH expansions to 20% coverage by 2025) alongside retailing converged services to consumers and enterprises (Source), (Source),, (Source).
Mauritania
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Organization: Any kind of organization. The Organization class represents a kind of Agent corresponding to social instititutions such as companies, societies etc.
About
Moov Mauritel is an ISP and Network Operator that owns and operates national copper and full-fibre infrastructure while selling high-speed broadband (up to 100 Mbit/s symmetric via FTTH), fixed/mobile telephony, and IPTV services directly to residential and business consumers across Mauritania since its establishment in 1999 as the state-owned Mauritel, with major milestones including the launch of the country's first GSM mobile service in 1999, privatization through 51% acquisition by Maroc Telecom for €275 million in 2009, rebranding to Moov Africa Mauritel in 2017 as part of the pan-African Moov group, nationwide 4G/LTE rollout in 2021, and ongoing fiber expansions with CFA46.4 billion ($77 million) invested in 2022 for infrastructure upgrades; the organization continues to operate independently in its current state as of November 2025 as a majority-owned subsidiary of Maroc Telecom with no reported acquisitions or dissolutions (Source), (Source), (Source), (Source), (Source).
Operator Characteristics
Organization type
ISP
Moov Mauritel primarily retails fiber and ADSL broadband, mobile, and fixed services directly to over 4 million subscribers while providing regulatory-mandated wholesale access to its infrastructure for competitors like Chinguitel and Mattel under ARE liberalization rules (Source), (Source),, (Source).
Network Operator
Moov Mauritel builds and operates its proprietary copper/fiber fixed access networks (including FTTH expansions to 20% coverage by 2025) alongside retailing converged services to consumers and enterprises (Source), (Source),, (Source).
Retail-only ISP?
No
Moov Mauritel is not retail-only; because Moov Mauritel builds and operates its proprietary copper/fiber fixed access networks (including FTTH expansions to 20% coverage by 2025) alongside retailing converged services to consumers and enterprises (Source), (Source), (Source).
Wholesale-only Network Operator?
No
Moov Mauritel is not wholesale-only; as Moov Mauritel primarily retails fiber and ADSL broadband, mobile, and fixed services directly to over 4 million subscribers while providing regulatory-mandated wholesale access to its infrastructure for competitors like Chinguitel and Mattel under ARE liberalization rules (Source), (Source), (Source).
Business-only ISP?
No
Moov Mauritel is not business-only; since Moov Mauritel delivers FTTH/ADSL broadband, VoIP telephony, and IPTV plans to both residential households via unlimited consumer packages up to 100 Mbit/s and businesses through dedicated leased lines and corporate data solutions (Source), (Source), (Source).
Moov Mauritel owns Moov Mauritel ADSL, a copper-based broadband network delivering up to 20 Mbit/s to over 50,000 subscribers nationwide as a reliable entry-level option in areas with limited fiber coverage (Source), (Source), (Source), (Source).
Moov Mauritel owns Moov Mauritel FTTH, a fiber-optic network providing ultra-high-speed access up to 100 Mbit/s symmetric to urban households and businesses in Nouakchott and major cities via over 1,000 km of fiber backbone for high-demand connectivity (Source), (Source), (Source), (Source).